Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches
A common image of Mauritania is one of a sparsely populated country, with a nomadic population, limited physical resources and poor social and economic indicators. This was indeed the case only a decade ago. Less well-known is the fact that since a...
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okr-10986-99142021-04-23T14:02:47Z Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches World Bank ACTION PLANS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ALLOCATION BORROWER BUDGET PLANNING BUDGETING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM COMMERCE CONDITIONALITIES CONDITIONALITY CONSULTING SERVICES CURRENT ACCOUNT CUSTOMS DATA PROCESSING DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REFORMS EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS IMAGE INFLATION INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL AUTHORITIES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONETARY FUND NETWORKS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM DESIGN PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROGRAM PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PROGRAM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESULTS SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUPERVISION TARGETS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX REFORM TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANCHE TRANCHES UNEMPLOYMENT UNION A common image of Mauritania is one of a sparsely populated country, with a nomadic population, limited physical resources and poor social and economic indicators. This was indeed the case only a decade ago. Less well-known is the fact that since about 1992 Mauritania has successfully managed a major transition to economic and political liberalization and has, with the support of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), implemented a far-reaching set of macro-economic and structural reforms. Results obtained so far are considerable: public finances have been stabilized, private sector investment is growing, social indicators are improving, and poverty is declining. There are also negative effects, including heavy rural-urban migration, high urban unemployment and growing demands for social services and infrastructure. Clearly, while the transition to a market-oriented economy has begun, the process is not complete. To maintain the momentum of the economic reforms begun in 1992 and to consolidate the gains made so far, the government decided in 1994/95 to improve the mobilization, allocation and management of its public resources. It developed a Public Resource Management Program which had the following objectives: 1) strengthen economic policy-making capacity; 2) improve domestic resource mobilization by broadening and diversifying the tax base; 3) improve public expenditure allocation and management; and 4) modernize public administration to better meet the needs of a market-oriented economy. 2012-08-13T09:52:11Z 2012-08-13T09:52:11Z 1997-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/11/12862357/mauritania-improving-management-public-resources-innovative-approaches http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9914 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 99 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mauritania |
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A common image of Mauritania is one of a
sparsely populated country, with a nomadic population,
limited physical resources and poor social and economic
indicators. This was indeed the case only a decade ago. Less
well-known is the fact that since about 1992 Mauritania has
successfully managed a major transition to economic and
political liberalization and has, with the support of the
World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
implemented a far-reaching set of macro-economic and
structural reforms. Results obtained so far are
considerable: public finances have been stabilized, private
sector investment is growing, social indicators are
improving, and poverty is declining. There are also negative
effects, including heavy rural-urban migration, high urban
unemployment and growing demands for social services and
infrastructure. Clearly, while the transition to a
market-oriented economy has begun, the process is not
complete. To maintain the momentum of the economic reforms
begun in 1992 and to consolidate the gains made so far, the
government decided in 1994/95 to improve the mobilization,
allocation and management of its public resources. It
developed a Public Resource Management Program which had the
following objectives: 1) strengthen economic policy-making
capacity; 2) improve domestic resource mobilization by
broadening and diversifying the tax base; 3) improve public
expenditure allocation and management; and 4) modernize
public administration to better meet the needs of a
market-oriented economy. |
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Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches |
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Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches |
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Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches |
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Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches |
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Mauritania - Improving the Management of Public Resources : Innovative Approaches |
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